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muslin

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. muslin (noun)
  2. muslin delaine (noun)
  3. muslin house (noun)
  4. muslin kail (noun)
  5. book muslin (noun)
  6. butter muslin (noun)

mus·lin

noun \ˈməz-lən\

Definition of MUSLIN

: a plain-woven sheer to coarse cotton fabric
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Origin of MUSLIN

French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Arabic mawṣilī of Mosul, from al-Mawṣil Mosul, Iraq
First Known Use: 1609

Other Textiles Terms

batt, bias, brocade, duck, flock, lawn, toile

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